Trade News

8 April 2008 Promised Rail Freight Service Review Begins The following news release was issued by Transport Canada on 7 April, and is found in its entirety at http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2008/08-h091e.htm The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and…

8 April 2008 Tougher Food and Product Safety Legislation Announced Prime Minister Harper today announced the federal government will boost protection for Canadian consumers with a tough and comprehensive overhaul of food and product safety laws. Earlier in the day, the government tabled legislation…

8 April 2008 U.S. business in Geneva to lobby for WTO deal This article is excerpted from the 7 April 2008 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. Business lobbyists from the United States are meeting at World Trade Organization headquarters in Geneva this week to push for favorable terms in a new…

8 April 2008 No better NAFTA deal, despite Democrats preaching The following article is excerpted from the 8 April 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The dramatic fall of Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton's top campaign strategist, epitomizes the absurd trap the Democrats are in over free trade. When he's…

8 April 2008 Credit crisis losses to near US$1-trillion: IMF This article is excerpted from the 8 April 2008 edition of “National Post”. The International Monetary Fund said financial losses stemming from the U.S. mortgage crisis may approach US$1-trillion, citing a "collective failure' to predict…

8 April 2008 Making payment terms work This article is excerpted from Frank Reynolds’ 8 April 2008 column in “The Journal of Commerce”. In March we covered the terms of payment commonly used in international trade. There’s more to this than meets the eye, so let’s look behind the scenes at the…

7 April 2008 CP Intermodal Web Applications Please be advised that our routine maintenance is complete and service has been restored to the following Intermodal web applications: Marine Container Bookings Intermodal Access Express Intermodal Access For specific shipment problem resolution inquiries…

7 April 2008 Customs Notice 08-015, Changes to the Canada Border Services Agency's Procedures for Importing Restricted Feeder Cattle From the United States This notice cancels and replaces Customs Notice 07-015 dated May 31, 2007. It is based on legislation passed on October 22, 1997, that allows…

7 April 2008 SIMA Index for April, 2008 The SIMA index was updated on 26 March 2008, and is available on the CBSA web site at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/monthly-eng.html

7 April 2008 Our free trade priorities needn't include Mexico The following article is excerpted from the 7 April 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The author is Derek Burney, former Canadian ambassador to the United States and a visiting professor and senior distinguished fellow at Carleton…

7 April 2008 Trade Actions Database Anti-dumping and Countervailing Actions Reported by WTO Members BACKGROUND The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) is an independent authority, operating in Canada’s trade remedies system, which conducts injury inquiries. In these inquiries, the…

7 April 2008 Russian Audit of Canada’s Fish Inspection Program Information concerning the Russian audit of Canada's Fish Inspection Program is available on the CFIA web site at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/fispoi/commun/20080404e.shtml

7 April 2008 Use of AIRS Tool The Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) is an important part of the CFIA/ACROSS interface. The system also allows users to quickly determine the additional data (codes) that must be included in the EDI release message. For CFIA, pest and disease risk is based on…

7 April 2008 Future Strategies You Need Right Now The following article is excerpted from the 5 April 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”; it is written by George Stalk, author of “ Five Future Strategies You Need Right Now”. The Five Strategies There are always important business issues forming like…

4 April 2008 Egg Products Quota Holders’ Lists, 2008 The egg products quota holders’ lists for 2008 are available on the FAITC website at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/agric/EggProductsQHList2008-en…

4 April 2008 Changes to the Administration of the Release Prior to Payment Program - Update The CBSA has responded to some of the questions raised by the CSCB regarding changes to the administration of the GST letter. Until more information is available with respect to the payment and collection…

4 April 2008 Employment Report The following is an economic update from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Employment in March edged higher (+14,600), however, a surge of new entrants into the labour market pushed the unemployment rate up to 6.0% from 5.8% the previous month. Over the past 12 months…

4 April 2008 U.S, EU point to progress on trusted trader recognition The following was reported on in the 4 April 2008 edition of the “American Shipper”. U.S. and European Union officials formally agreed last week on a roadmap for achieving mutual recognition of their respective supply chain…

4 April 2008 US DOT says surface trade with Canada, Mexico up more than 7% in January The following was reported on in the 3 April 2008 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. Trade using surface transportation between the US and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners…